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the obama administration is named to lgbt athletes as part of the official u.s. delegation to the winter olympics in sochi, russia. tennis legend billie jean king and women's hockey player caitlin cahow will be among those representing the united states. the move is seen as a rebuke of russia's crackdown on lgbt rights, including the new law criminalizing the so-called promotion of homosexuality. at the white house, press secretary jay carney played on the symbolism of the delegate picks. >> this delegation represents the diversity that is the united states -- all our delegation members are distinguished by their compos mentis and government service, civic activism, and sports. we are proud of each and every one of them and think they will serve as great ambassadors of the united states to the olympic games. we have been clear, the president has been clear he finds it offensive the anti-lgbt legislation in russia, for example. >> president obama will not be going to the olympics in sochi. india is calling on u.s. to drop charges against a diplomat accused of unde
the obama administration is named to lgbt athletes as part of the official u.s. delegation to the winter olympics in sochi, russia. tennis legend billie jean king and women's hockey player caitlin cahow will be among those representing the united states. the move is seen as a rebuke of russia's crackdown on lgbt rights, including the new law criminalizing the so-called promotion of homosexuality. at the white house, press secretary jay carney played on the symbolism of the delegate picks....
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after five years with the obama administration, the country is still very much polarized. the latest example being the battle in washington. george and he takes a look at the winners and losers of the u.s. government shutdown. >> his speech at the u.s. senate has quotes from children's books to my phrase from a hamburger brand, and an imitation of "star wars" villain darth vader. public integrity's mutton -- republican ted cruz may be among the few republicans who stood point admit he shut up. chris has addressed the lawmaker's lasted 21 hours in 19 minutes. the texas senator rosa say frontline opponent of president obama's health-care bill. >> i intend to speak in support of defendant obamacare and sell i am no longer able to stand. >> cruz could say with tea party radicals that of a presidential primary. the republicans have fared less well. namely the speaker of the house of representatives john boehner. trying to thrash out a deal to end the shutdown, boehner blames democrats for refusing to compromise. >> we have been trying to have conversations with our democratic c
after five years with the obama administration, the country is still very much polarized. the latest example being the battle in washington. george and he takes a look at the winners and losers of the u.s. government shutdown. >> his speech at the u.s. senate has quotes from children's books to my phrase from a hamburger brand, and an imitation of "star wars" villain darth vader. public integrity's mutton -- republican ted cruz may be among the few republicans who stood point...
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not only is it significant that the obama administration has apparently no compunction about going after people at the very highest levels of the u.s. government in its effort to stem leaks, but there's also this consideration am a supposedly it was the new york times story that launched this latest investigation alma but officials have told nbc news that it did not use any subpoenas to get information from the reporter involved in order to start this investigation against a retired pentagon general. >> meanwhile, edward snowden's decision to expose u.s. surveillance programs has provoked an international trade dispute. he wants to claim asylum in ecuador. the president of ecuador has accused the united states of trying to blackmail him into handing over this former nsa contractor. president correa says he will not give into washington's threats to cut business ties. >> to grant or deny asylum is an inherent right of a sovereign nation. it is unacceptable to try to demonize a state to accept an asylum request. do not waste her time. ecuador does not accept pressure or threats from anyone
not only is it significant that the obama administration has apparently no compunction about going after people at the very highest levels of the u.s. government in its effort to stem leaks, but there's also this consideration am a supposedly it was the new york times story that launched this latest investigation alma but officials have told nbc news that it did not use any subpoenas to get information from the reporter involved in order to start this investigation against a retired pentagon...
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titled, "the obama administration and the press." many wayst the president obama has ushered in a paralyzing climate of fear for both reporters and their sources. among the cases of details -- six government employees, plus two contractors including edward snowden, have faced felony, the prosecution since 2009 under the 1917 espionage act for leaking classified information to the press, compared with just three inss -- such prosecutions all previous u.s. the ministrations. the department of justice has also sick really subpoenaed and seized associated press reporter's phone logs and e- mails, and new york times reporter james rison was ordered to testify against a former c.i.a. officer who provided the information to him or go to jail. in a report is written by leonard downie, former executive editor of "the washington post." he spoke with dozens of journalists who told him officials are -- "reluctant to discuss even unclassified information." it comes as when greenwald, columnist for britain's guardian newspaper who is based in braz
titled, "the obama administration and the press." many wayst the president obama has ushered in a paralyzing climate of fear for both reporters and their sources. among the cases of details -- six government employees, plus two contractors including edward snowden, have faced felony, the prosecution since 2009 under the 1917 espionage act for leaking classified information to the press, compared with just three inss -- such prosecutions all previous u.s. the ministrations. the...
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. >> on monday, the obama administration said the former ambassador would be the point person on this latest round of palestinian peace talks. he used to be the ambassador to israel and is going to reprocess that has faced a lot of challenges the last few years. amid ongoing concerns about palestinian borders and whether they would respect the pre-1967 lines and the ongoing concerns on both sides. he said he was trying to find a way to help to people actually achieve a longtime goal of theirs. to you deeply grateful and president obama entrusting me with helping you take this a breakthrough at turn it into a full fledged israeli-palestinian peace agreement. it is a daunting and humbling challenge that i can not desist from. i look forward to great excitement working with you and thedreams to achieve state's living side by side in peace and security. expected to feature informal conversations about the peace process. the hard work began on tuesday when they sit down in the same room and start trying to figure out which issue they should tackle first. 100 teenagers have been rescued in
. >> on monday, the obama administration said the former ambassador would be the point person on this latest round of palestinian peace talks. he used to be the ambassador to israel and is going to reprocess that has faced a lot of challenges the last few years. amid ongoing concerns about palestinian borders and whether they would respect the pre-1967 lines and the ongoing concerns on both sides. he said he was trying to find a way to help to people actually achieve a longtime goal of...
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is a modern-day hero and the obama administration is on the wrong side of history when it comes to the persecution of radley manning. >> chinese military says it will not back down on cames over disputed territories over the islands in the china sea. they have told singapore the islands belong to china despite taiwan and japan claiming control of the territory. they say beijing is open to discussing the issue. performances have been canceled and going on strike while they are protesting against the government sacking their boss. saysulture administration they are trying to get rid of corruption. we have this report from cairo. homee cairo opera houses to the egyptian ballet and opera company. and the orchestra. but ahead of the opera house is being sacked by the new minister of culture. there is concern the government wants to replace cultural institutions with people who support the muslim brotherhood. >> a casts a shadow that is either something personal or it to have a group over the cultural scene and we refuse that. it will not happen. they can't think what they like, but it will
is a modern-day hero and the obama administration is on the wrong side of history when it comes to the persecution of radley manning. >> chinese military says it will not back down on cames over disputed territories over the islands in the china sea. they have told singapore the islands belong to china despite taiwan and japan claiming control of the territory. they say beijing is open to discussing the issue. performances have been canceled and going on strike while they are protesting...
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that would give congress time to agree on new spending cuts and a .udget the obama administration would avoid a default on government bonds. the president is happy that cooler heads seem to be trailing -- prevailing in the house. that there are at least seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. >> a u.s. debt default would be unprecedented and have implications for the global economy. friday saw the long-awaited announcement of the nobel peace prize in the norwegian capital of oslo. year, the award went to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. ofthe conventions and work opcw have defined the use of chemical weapons as a taboo under international law. recent events in syria, where chemical weapons have again been used, have underlined the need to enhance the efforts to do away with such weapons. neare sarin gas attack damascus earlier this year killed more than 1400 people. now, monitors from the netherlands-based watchdog in syria -- are in serious to oversee destruction of the chemical arsenal. their goal is to rid the country of all, weapons by 2014.
that would give congress time to agree on new spending cuts and a .udget the obama administration would avoid a default on government bonds. the president is happy that cooler heads seem to be trailing -- prevailing in the house. that there are at least seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. >> a u.s. debt default would be unprecedented and have implications for the global economy. friday saw the long-awaited announcement of the nobel peace prize in the norwegian capital...
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the obama administration has already said it wants to arm the rebels, but continues to rule out direct intervention. >> on that question of direct intervention, we moved over to max hoffman, who is in washington for us. how likely is a direct intervention, really? >> not really likely at all. everybody is talking about the options that the general has outlined here. the paragraphs that follow are even a little more interesting because, basically, between the lines, general dempsey is saying, "eat out of serious -- "keep out of syria." not in those exact words, but he has talked about the mission getting larger interesting from original goals, and he outlines the possibility that the goals will not be achieved at all. this is america's highest ranking military official basically saying, "don't do it." the administration does not want to do it either, so there's no reason to believe it will really happen. >> is the u.s. at risk of losing credibility if it stays on the sidelines of this conflict? >> we all know about the red line that barack obama outlined last year, saying that there wou
the obama administration has already said it wants to arm the rebels, but continues to rule out direct intervention. >> on that question of direct intervention, we moved over to max hoffman, who is in washington for us. how likely is a direct intervention, really? >> not really likely at all. everybody is talking about the options that the general has outlined here. the paragraphs that follow are even a little more interesting because, basically, between the lines, general dempsey...
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a series of tally shows the obama administration faces an uphill battle in its bid for authorization. according to usa today, just 44 of 500 33 congress members have pledged to vote in favor of military action. the white house effort in washington comes after president obama's failed attempt to drum up support of the g 20 summit in russia last week all stop secretary of state john kerry said the administration has not ruled out a return to the un security council after inspectors complete the report on last month's attack in ghouta. >> the president and all of us listing carefully to all of our friends, no decision has been made by the president. we will take this under advisement. i am sure the president will make his decision at the appropriate time. >> john kerry spoke after meeting with foreign ministers from the arab league, including saudi arabia, which kerry says has endorsed a military strike. earlier today in london, kerry said syrian president bashar al- assad and avoid a military attack if he hands over his entire chemical weapons stockpile within the week. >> he could turn
a series of tally shows the obama administration faces an uphill battle in its bid for authorization. according to usa today, just 44 of 500 33 congress members have pledged to vote in favor of military action. the white house effort in washington comes after president obama's failed attempt to drum up support of the g 20 summit in russia last week all stop secretary of state john kerry said the administration has not ruled out a return to the un security council after inspectors complete the...
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reform, work, violence against women. >> guantanamo prisoner says the obama administration has become increasingly brutal in its attempts to break a hunger strike by more than 100 of guantanamo's 166 prisoners. shaker aamer, a british resident who is been cleared for release from guantanamo twice in the past six years, told the head of the legal charity reprieve the prison authorities are making cells present load -- freezing cold and employing metal tipped feeding tubes that cause prisoners to vomit during twice daily force feedings. in an interview, he said one prisoner had a tube pushed into his lungs instead of his stomach, causing them to cough blood. shaker aamer said -- more than 11 years without trial inside guantanamo. in the united states, what marker -- walmart workers who went on strike to demand better pay and union rights say the company is now retaliating against them 35 workers were reportedly fired and 11 subjected to other disciplinary measures after striking and traveling to the company's headquarters in arkansas and earlier this month. at least one of the workers w
reform, work, violence against women. >> guantanamo prisoner says the obama administration has become increasingly brutal in its attempts to break a hunger strike by more than 100 of guantanamo's 166 prisoners. shaker aamer, a british resident who is been cleared for release from guantanamo twice in the past six years, told the head of the legal charity reprieve the prison authorities are making cells present load -- freezing cold and employing metal tipped feeding tubes that cause...
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the obama administration and the nsa issued them right before key surveillance votes. this is what they now turn around and say amounted to congressional oversight and knowledge of these programs. >> are these documents that edward snowden had already released? >> well, no free at these were some different -- two of the documents or things the obama administration used in sort of summaries of the programs not in detail for congress and one of them was a really extraordinary document from the fisa court that comes amid the first document from snowden we published back in june, disclosing the secret order on verizon to turn over all of their subscribers phone records. this one goes into more detail about the rules under which the nsa can access the phone records that it collects from millions of americans, particularly in cases where what the obama administration and the nsa has said, low-level technical officials like snowden, for instance, can actually access the databases without the fabled reasonable articulable suspicion of connection to terrorism or espionage. it a
the obama administration and the nsa issued them right before key surveillance votes. this is what they now turn around and say amounted to congressional oversight and knowledge of these programs. >> are these documents that edward snowden had already released? >> well, no free at these were some different -- two of the documents or things the obama administration used in sort of summaries of the programs not in detail for congress and one of them was a really extraordinary document...
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the obama administration has embraced that makes investigative journalism a crime. i am not saying i'm being formally threatened, but i've been threatened openly by people who have a great deal of influence in washington and have been channeling what's official washington thinks. >> you're supposed to testify last week before congress but the hearing was canceled because president obama was meeting with democrats. instead, you released a major piece. i want to talk about that in a moment. but will you be testifying before congress again and would you come into the u.s. to testify? last week it was going to be by skype. >> the hearing -- i don't know if it has been finalized, but i think it is been scheduled for september 17 or 18th. they had to reschedule the hearing that was canceling president obama developed a newfound interest in speaking with house democrats, who you traditionally has ignored, which caused the cancellation of that hearing. i believe it is being rescheduled. andher i will come physically appear work or remotely by video depends on a number of fa
the obama administration has embraced that makes investigative journalism a crime. i am not saying i'm being formally threatened, but i've been threatened openly by people who have a great deal of influence in washington and have been channeling what's official washington thinks. >> you're supposed to testify last week before congress but the hearing was canceled because president obama was meeting with democrats. instead, you released a major piece. i want to talk about that in a moment....
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obama drew a line between his administration's efforts and those of the bush administration. he also claimed that nsa surveillance is transparent because requests are submitted to the top-secret foreign intelligence surveillance court. >> it is transparent and that is why we set up the fisa court. the whole point of my concern before i was president, because some people say, welcome obama was this raving liberal before and now his dick cheney and sometimes he says, he took a block stock -- my concern has always been not that we should not do intelligence gathering to present -- prevent terrorism, but rather, are we setting up a systems of checks and balances? >> china has issued its most direct response to reports of sweeping online surveillance by the u.s. and foreign ministry spokesperson made the comment on monday. we believe the united states should pay attention to the international community's concerns and demands and give the international community the necessary explanation. >> edward snowden revealed last week the u.s. has been hacking computer targets in china and h
obama drew a line between his administration's efforts and those of the bush administration. he also claimed that nsa surveillance is transparent because requests are submitted to the top-secret foreign intelligence surveillance court. >> it is transparent and that is why we set up the fisa court. the whole point of my concern before i was president, because some people say, welcome obama was this raving liberal before and now his dick cheney and sometimes he says, he took a block stock...
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the obama administration also plans to coordinate with regional u.s. governments to prepare for the impacts of climate change. obama says the goal is to reduce u.s. carbon emissions to 17%, the below the levels seen in the u.s. in 2005. >> by using less dirty energy, transitioning to cleaner sources of energy, wasting less energy through our economy, is where we need to go. >> but the proposals are already getting pushback from republicans. they are annoyed the president is using executive orders to push his plans through. that means they don't require congressional approval. >> the storms, the droughts, the flooding, the heat wave, the impacts on people. at a certain point, everybody, no matter how conservative a member of congress is going to start paying attention to that. >> and right now, what republicans are paying attention to is america's bottom line, arguing the president's plans are too expensive and will cost u.s. jobs. it is a detail left out of the president's speech which was short on specifics of just how his climate change proposals wil
the obama administration also plans to coordinate with regional u.s. governments to prepare for the impacts of climate change. obama says the goal is to reduce u.s. carbon emissions to 17%, the below the levels seen in the u.s. in 2005. >> by using less dirty energy, transitioning to cleaner sources of energy, wasting less energy through our economy, is where we need to go. >> but the proposals are already getting pushback from republicans. they are annoyed the president is using...
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the obama administration has confirmed the u.s. illegally -- al-a man in yemen yemen.in they also confirmed the death of son. -- his but the administration said those strikes were accidental, saying all three were not specifically targeted. today, we are going to look at the new book "dirty wars" written by jeremy scahill, former democracy now producer and now writes with the correspondence as well. and italled "dirty wars" is based on u.s. operations in somalia, yemen, and afghanistan. the majors -- the major focus is the u.s. assassination of these two who were killed in a u.s. aug strike -- drone strike week apart. i had the opportunity to interview jeremy scahill about his book when we were here in new york. i asked him to start with who i anwar al-awlaki is. >> two of
the obama administration has confirmed the u.s. illegally -- al-a man in yemen yemen.in they also confirmed the death of son. -- his but the administration said those strikes were accidental, saying all three were not specifically targeted. today, we are going to look at the new book "dirty wars" written by jeremy scahill, former democracy now producer and now writes with the correspondence as well. and italled "dirty wars" is based on u.s. operations in somalia, yemen, and...
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it is the deepest, darkest secret of both administration secrete expanded under obama administration, now routine practice. >> shayana kadidal, specifically about fisa court authorizing domestic surveillance. even with the little laws we have left, is there any chance for that to be challenged, that the fisa court is also authorizing domestic records being surveiled? >> two things. first, the statute says there has to be reasonable grounds to think this information is relevant to an investigation. obviously, this complaint judge approved this order but it doesn't seem like this is what congress intended these orders would look like. it seems they thought would be somewhat more narrow. but there's a larger question, which is for years the supreme court since 1979 has said, we don't have the same level of protection over the calling records, the numbers we dial and how long the calls are and when the content as which the government needs a warrant. basically, they just need a subpoena under existing doctrine. the government uses the subpoenas to get your email records, web surfing recor
it is the deepest, darkest secret of both administration secrete expanded under obama administration, now routine practice. >> shayana kadidal, specifically about fisa court authorizing domestic surveillance. even with the little laws we have left, is there any chance for that to be challenged, that the fisa court is also authorizing domestic records being surveiled? >> two things. first, the statute says there has to be reasonable grounds to think this information is relevant to an...
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i think that is one of the factors, that seriously worried the obama administration. are the russians really serious? or are they just talking about going to geneva and in the meantime trying to win the battle on the ground, giving assad a lot of assistance? the russians make the point that we have the assad regime to go to geneva. or at least they say they will go to geneva, while the americans -- their job was to bring the opposition to the negotiating table. they have not achieved that. the opposition has not signed on because they are so divided and because they're so worried about the violence on the ground. >> we are getting reports of a car bomb that exploded at a roadblock near a military airport outside of damascus. these pictures are said to show the aftermath of the explosion. it is believed to have killed or injured members of president assad's forces. there has been a fierce battle going on for aleppo. rebels have more than half the city under their control, but pro-assad forces have launched a new offensive. >> the worst fighting in syria over the last 2
i think that is one of the factors, that seriously worried the obama administration. are the russians really serious? or are they just talking about going to geneva and in the meantime trying to win the battle on the ground, giving assad a lot of assistance? the russians make the point that we have the assad regime to go to geneva. or at least they say they will go to geneva, while the americans -- their job was to bring the opposition to the negotiating table. they have not achieved that. the...
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the obama administration promised a lot, but delivered little. we've seen very much a continuity between bush and obama. one is heartened to hear in november the u.s. and venezuela opened up back channels and began a conversation about the possibility of establishing new relationships and exchanging ambassadors. i think that is positive. >> miguel tinker salas, in the next few days and weeks, what will you be looking for in terms of signs of what is going to happen in venezuela? clearly, the government has taken the position only if president chÁvez is out of commission for 90 days and then they can renew that for another 90 days, so basically 180 dayperiod for he to be incapacitated where it would then be forced to take action in terms of new elections. talk about what you're looking for. >> i think we will see the opposition continue the campaign, claim there is a constitutional crises. i think there will see if they can create -- if divisions exist. none have been evident, but i think it will continue to play on contradictions and place the i
the obama administration promised a lot, but delivered little. we've seen very much a continuity between bush and obama. one is heartened to hear in november the u.s. and venezuela opened up back channels and began a conversation about the possibility of establishing new relationships and exchanging ambassadors. i think that is positive. >> miguel tinker salas, in the next few days and weeks, what will you be looking for in terms of signs of what is going to happen in venezuela? clearly,...
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the obama administration will send a delegation of senior state department and white house officials. the agenda item is said to include the taliban's ties to al qaeda and the potential swapping of prisoners. speaking from the g-8 summit in northern ireland, president obama said the u.s. will continue military operations in afghanistan while pursuing what he expects to be a slow diplomatic track. >> we are going to continue to support these efforts in partnership with the afghan government. i want to repeat, we don't anticipate this process will be quick or easy, but we must ourue it in parallel with military approach. in the meantime, we remain fully committed to our military efforts to defeat al qaeda and support the afghan national security forces. >> the afghan government will not play a direct role in this week's talks, but says it will be the process going forward. on tuesday, afghan president karzai said he expects the negotiations will move to afghanistan after an undeterred -- undetermined number of meetings in doha. confusion emerged late earlier today. karzai reportedly obj
the obama administration will send a delegation of senior state department and white house officials. the agenda item is said to include the taliban's ties to al qaeda and the potential swapping of prisoners. speaking from the g-8 summit in northern ireland, president obama said the u.s. will continue military operations in afghanistan while pursuing what he expects to be a slow diplomatic track. >> we are going to continue to support these efforts in partnership with the afghan...
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has there been any qualitative change since the obama administration came in compared to the bush administration? >> first of all, i do not think any of them opposed it. they would approach it by saying, you would be patriotic if you support us. because they were told it was legal, too. then of course they had to be given retroactive immunity for the kinds -- crimes they were committing. presidentobama and bush. it started with president bush. >> the differences in the administrations? >> the surveillance has increased, in fact. that they have assembled on the order of 20 trillion transactions about u.s. citizen with other u.s. citizens. >> and you are saying that this surveillance has increased? not only the targeting of whistle-blowers, like your colleague, who are actually indicted under the obama administration, the number of people who have been indicted is more than all presidents combined in the past. is to silenceit what is going on. data, they can target anyone they want. >> talk about utah. what is being built? >> a very large storage device, basically, for remote interrogation and pro
has there been any qualitative change since the obama administration came in compared to the bush administration? >> first of all, i do not think any of them opposed it. they would approach it by saying, you would be patriotic if you support us. because they were told it was legal, too. then of course they had to be given retroactive immunity for the kinds -- crimes they were committing. presidentobama and bush. it started with president bush. >> the differences in the...
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johnson played a key role in the obama administration's drone wars and detention of terror suspects. in utah, a federal judge has struck down parts of utah's ban on polygamy. the judge ruled while you talk to burkett people from obtaining multiple marriage licenses, it cannot enforce a ban on cohabitation, which is the provision used to prosecute polygamists. the case stems from a lawsuit brought by cody brown who stars with his four wives on the reality show "sister wives." in brazil, construction workers at a stadium that will host part of next or's world cup went on strike to demand safer conditions after a worker plummeted to his death on saturday. a worker is a second to die from a fall in the stadium in the manaus.nabays -- police raided a protest occupation that a former indigenous museum near the soccer stadium of rio de janeiro . brazil cancel the planned demolition of the building following protests earlier this year, the protesters still fear it could be destroyed. than 1000, more workers went on strike against u.s. retailer amazon on monday as part of an ongoing dispute o
johnson played a key role in the obama administration's drone wars and detention of terror suspects. in utah, a federal judge has struck down parts of utah's ban on polygamy. the judge ruled while you talk to burkett people from obtaining multiple marriage licenses, it cannot enforce a ban on cohabitation, which is the provision used to prosecute polygamists. the case stems from a lawsuit brought by cody brown who stars with his four wives on the reality show "sister wives." in...
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the obama administration has left open the possibility of removing all u.s. troops from afghanistan once combat operations in 2014. on tuesday, deputy national security adviser ben rhodes told reporters the white house has not ruled out a zero option policy, rather than other proposals to leave up to 20,000 troops behind. president obama is scheduled to discuss post-2014 troop levels with afghan president karzai later this week. the united nations' world food program continues to warn its been unable to meet the demands of the millions of syrians who require assistance. the u.n. is currently feeding some 1.5 million people in syria, but around 2.5 million are believed to be in need. on tuesday, a spokesperson for u.n. secretary-general ban ki- moon said aid workers have been unable to reach less than half of those requiring food aid. >> humanitarian partners continue to reach hundreds of thousands of people in syria. road closures, fuel shortages, and lack of access to conflict affected areas. since the beginning of january, the world food program has reached
the obama administration has left open the possibility of removing all u.s. troops from afghanistan once combat operations in 2014. on tuesday, deputy national security adviser ben rhodes told reporters the white house has not ruled out a zero option policy, rather than other proposals to leave up to 20,000 troops behind. president obama is scheduled to discuss post-2014 troop levels with afghan president karzai later this week. the united nations' world food program continues to warn its been...
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the obama administration has ieen the most pro-israel administration in american history. this obama administration has gradually abandoned even the rhetoric of opposition to israeli settlement. even the rhetoric of a return to the 1967 borders. administration that wants to have a peace process, that wants to have a peace agreement, that wants to look like it is doing something, but minimalling to put even pressure on israel. you have to look at the astonishing performance by samantha power, the new u.s. ambassador to the united nations , during her confirmation hearing a few days ago, where she kept saying she was going to do basically whatever israel wants. she will be following in the footsteps of her predecessor, susan wright. of course, the orders come from president obama, who himself has shown the way by being the most abject resident when it comes to -- president when it comes to standing up to israel. >> for the palestinians, themselves divided, how can they move forward with any formal talks or procedural talks when mahmoud abbas is not representing all the pales
the obama administration has ieen the most pro-israel administration in american history. this obama administration has gradually abandoned even the rhetoric of opposition to israeli settlement. even the rhetoric of a return to the 1967 borders. administration that wants to have a peace process, that wants to have a peace agreement, that wants to look like it is doing something, but minimalling to put even pressure on israel. you have to look at the astonishing performance by samantha power,...
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he was very angry at the obama administration, president obama, first saying that we would not do anything extreme like scrambled fighter jets to take on the plane of its 29- year-old hacker, only to essentially to the equivalent of that, which is getting the u.s. allies to block the plan that he thought he was on over their air space and forcing it to land in a completely different country. the main point that he made, the critical one, is that the u.s. government for years edward snowden, just like bradley manning. from the manning already did his leaks, mr. snowden as ensure that the documents he took will be revealed. they are not afraid of them. they are afraid of two things. they are afraid that future whistle-blowers will be inspired and that the american people become informed that the -- what the government is doing and they'd go against them. they want to make sure that the american people, the real enemy, do not learn what it is they ought to know about what their government is doing in the dark. that was the point that he made in his statement. >> what about edward snowden's ch
he was very angry at the obama administration, president obama, first saying that we would not do anything extreme like scrambled fighter jets to take on the plane of its 29- year-old hacker, only to essentially to the equivalent of that, which is getting the u.s. allies to block the plan that he thought he was on over their air space and forcing it to land in a completely different country. the main point that he made, the critical one, is that the u.s. government for years edward snowden,...
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the obama administration has done such a record number of individuals. they want to say he exceeded authorized access on his computer, when he did not do any hacking. a want to say he stole the information, when he had regular access to the material and fully in his privileges as an intelligence analyst to have the information on his computer. so that is why we're seeing in this court-martial right now now, the defense is pushing to get dismissed or to get finding of not guilty on about half of the charges. >> kevin gosztola, civil liberties blogger at firedoglake, has been covering rally manning's trial at fort meade, maryland every day since it has begun. he is the co-author of, "truth and consequences: the u.s. vs bradley manning." the judge hearing the case against private bradley manning at fort meade said she would decide thursday on manning's lawyers request to dismiss seven of the charges, including allegations he aided the enemy when he provided hundreds of thousands of classified documents to wikileaks. you can go to democracynow.org to visit a
the obama administration has done such a record number of individuals. they want to say he exceeded authorized access on his computer, when he did not do any hacking. a want to say he stole the information, when he had regular access to the material and fully in his privileges as an intelligence analyst to have the information on his computer. so that is why we're seeing in this court-martial right now now, the defense is pushing to get dismissed or to get finding of not guilty on about half of...
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. >> as the obama administration faces criticism for spying on journalists, newly released documents show how the fbi, the department of homeland security and local police forces spied on occupy protesters, monitored their online usage, and ample treated their meetings. we will speak with matthew rothschild. a former death row prisoner in tennessee is set to walk free. we will look at the case of timothy mckinney. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. authorities in morell, have lowered their estimate of the death toll from monday's devastating tornado. the total dead now stands at 24, down from their original number of 91. at least nine children have been killed. emergency workers say they've pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of collapsed homes, buildings, and schools. >> we had to be careful as we stood on debris that we were not standing on people buried underneath. as you can imagine, gut- wrenching time to deal with the families and communicate with them and tell them, we moved them to a
. >> as the obama administration faces criticism for spying on journalists, newly released documents show how the fbi, the department of homeland security and local police forces spied on occupy protesters, monitored their online usage, and ample treated their meetings. we will speak with matthew rothschild. a former death row prisoner in tennessee is set to walk free. we will look at the case of timothy mckinney. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org,...
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in a major development in the ongoing scandal over the obama administration spying on journalists, nbc news is reporting attorney general eric holder personally signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified fox does reporter james rosen as a possible co-conspirator and violations of the as been not to act. the search warrant enabled justice department investigators to secretly seize his private emails. on thursday, president obama ordered a review of the justice department's procedures for legal investigations involving reporters. >> as commander in chief, i believe we must keep information secret that protect our operations and our people in the field. to do so, we must enforce consequences for those who break the law and breach their commitment to collect -- protect classified information. but a free press is also essential for our democracy. that is who we are. i am troubled by the possibility leak investigations may chill the investigative journalism that holds government accountable. >> and another press freedom case, the aclu has sued the fbi on behalf of the edito
in a major development in the ongoing scandal over the obama administration spying on journalists, nbc news is reporting attorney general eric holder personally signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified fox does reporter james rosen as a possible co-conspirator and violations of the as been not to act. the search warrant enabled justice department investigators to secretly seize his private emails. on thursday, president obama ordered a review of the justice department's...
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according to the new york times, the obama administration buys military items from countries with harsh conditions, including bangladesh and haiti. a colorado teenager shot by a classmate at a high school earlier this month has died. claire davis, who was 17 years old, had been in critical condition when she was shot by karl pierson, a fellow student who then shot himself to death. authorities believe he randomly targeted davis while seeking a librarian. illinois,in chicago, three people were killed and 15 wounded in a series of shootings this weekend, including one that killed an 18-year-old. those are some of the headlines. democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. is great to be here with you on the other side of the camera. helped to i have cover topics extensively as a producer, and that is the issue of political prisoners, here in the united states. it is now december and the holidays, a time of giving and compassion. often this time of year, we look at the clinical prisoners seeking clemency or pardon. today, we focus on a particular issue, the
according to the new york times, the obama administration buys military items from countries with harsh conditions, including bangladesh and haiti. a colorado teenager shot by a classmate at a high school earlier this month has died. claire davis, who was 17 years old, had been in critical condition when she was shot by karl pierson, a fellow student who then shot himself to death. authorities believe he randomly targeted davis while seeking a librarian. illinois,in chicago, three people were...
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that is something that has really risen up under the obama administration. in relation to the espionage act, obama applied it to more journalistic sources and all previous itn ministrations combined going back to the creation of the act. in fact, obama, on his campaign brags that twice as many applications as previously done. that is part of the new centralization of power in the united states. in russia, when we look at the 99 the's, vladimir , vladimir putin 's actions, the same thing has been evolving in the united states in the last 10 years. that is why we see, for example, the state department budget, in its entirety, has been moved under the national security budget. usaid's bucket have similarly been moved under national security. private military contractors, a type oftfor, form oil between these different groups, connecting them in terms up personnel and contracts. the previous group rivaling this was perhaps finance companies and banks. .ow it is clear who is winning in order to get anything done, like as in russia, you need a sponsor within that
that is something that has really risen up under the obama administration. in relation to the espionage act, obama applied it to more journalistic sources and all previous itn ministrations combined going back to the creation of the act. in fact, obama, on his campaign brags that twice as many applications as previously done. that is part of the new centralization of power in the united states. in russia, when we look at the 99 the's, vladimir , vladimir putin 's actions, the same thing has...